Abstract

General anaesthesia vs Spinal anaesthesia for single level transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion – a retrospective observational study of 40 cases. Objective: To assess the peri-operative outcomes of single level transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion under Spinal anaesthesia vs General anaesthesia. Methods: first 20 cases each of single level dynamic L4-L5/ L5-S1 instability between age of 20 to 70 years who got operated by a single senior spine surgeon with transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion under spinal anaesthesia and under general anaesthesia between October 2020 to October 2022 were included in the study. All patients failed to respond to the conservative treatment for at-least 6 weeks. Routine steps for spinal anaesthesia and general anaesthesia were adhered. Total operating Room (OR) time, 3-hour post-anaesthesia care unit (PACU) numeric rating scale (NRS) pain score, post-operative rescue analgesic medication, and time to first ambulation and peri-operative adverse events were compiled and assessed. Appropriate statistical analysis was applied.

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